As a Final Fantasy fan, the reason I bought and played this game much later than it was relesaed was because Gamespot review was only -4-. When I started playing it, I just could not have dropped my gamepad from my hands. This game is just so fine and I can not understand what kind of mentality would give it low points.
The gameplay is just GREAT, graphics are BEAUTIFUL as always, new battle system is INNOVATIVE, quests and even side quests are APPEALING. This game is a MUST-PLAY -not only for FF and J-RPG fans- for an RPG fan.
Outfit changes, which also effects the character attributes, makes the game more fun. If you are a trophy hunter, you need to play the game at least twice and, belive me, you will want to play this game more than once anyway. I wonder how I will trust Gamespot reviews anymore.